Keywords: Religious leaders
Item 18368
Rev. Alexandre Louis Mothon, Lewiston, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 148628
Bridge, Saint Agatha, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1910 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Photo postcard
Exhibit
Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
Exhibit
Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue
Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy
"Although she had no prior intention of founding a religious community, Catherine and two companions took vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and an…"
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2
"… she believed was “a wonderful example of a nurse leader,” even though she was not herself a nurse. Sister Consuela died in 2011 in the Frances…"
Story
Love is greater than peace, For peace is founded upon love
by Parivash Rohani
My journey from Iran to Maine
Story
Sister Madeleine D’Anjou: Many detours lead to a rewarding life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
What a journey! Sister Maddie says that "God writes straight on crooked lines."
